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Urban areas focusing on nature protection are facing many problems. The basic problem of urbanized areas is the management of rainwater. The concentration of pollutants is most problematic in rainwater. After the impact of rainfall on surfaces occurs immediate contamination of surface contamination. This pollution is then necessary to clean or somehow arrange prevent their infiltration in groundwater or river network. Such contaminants include heavy metals, for example. In our research, we focus on the analysis of...

High level of mining in Polish copper mines, in the Legnica-Glogow Copper Belt (LGOM), caused an increasing amount of mining works to be carried out in difficult geological and mining conditions, for instance in the vicinity of remnants. Issues related to performing mining operations with the use of the room and pillar mining system in the vicinity of remnants is important in terms of work safety. Remnants are sites of the concentration of high stress values and may affect rock layers of the rock mass located in t...

The so-called Karolina area is situated very close to the center of Ostrava - the third largest city in the Czech Republic. It is an area of several hectares on the main entrance to the city center. Urbanistically, it is one of the most attractive areas of the city. Due to the industrial past of Ostrava, this area has long been used as a coking plant in the past. Upon completion, the objects became a full-fledged brownfield with all the negatives associated with this phenomenon, including the environmental burden....

Our investigation has been focused on establishing the slowing down plant growth at the border of polytunnels. In order to determine the limiting factors of plant growth, we have conducted studies on soil properties, entomofauna and soil mesofauna. The research has been carried out in several polytunnels located in North Eastern Romania (Bac?u, Ia?i, B?rlad, F?lticeni, H?rl?u, T?rgu Frumos, Matca-Tecuci) In the field were developed and characterized soil profiles and samples were taken to determine the states of c...

The main objective of the article was to assess the impact of the selected interpolation algorithm on the accuracy of parameter value estimation. The following interpolation methods were used: inverse distance to a power (ID), linear kriging (LK), ordinary kriging (OK), and more advanced geostatistical methods including Lognormal Kriging (LG) and Turning Bands Simulation (TBS). The contents of copper and lead were determined for the economic series of a part of the LGCD (the Lubin-G?og?w Copper District, Poland). ...

The welding characteristics of the welded joints are directly influenced by the thermal conditions applied during welding. At the same time, the welding type process influences the geometry of the welded seam, the nature and the extent of the structural transformations, the tensions and deformations level, as well as the values of the mechanical characteristics of the welded bead (yield strength, hardness, toughness etc.) The paper presents the experimental procedure, the results and the conclusions on the influen...

A new trend in concrete technology is to introduce photocatalytic concrete, also known as a self-cleaning concrete. This technology is based on the addition of TiO2 (titanium dioxide) to concrete mixes. Photocatalytic activity of TiO2 and its hydrophilic properties make it suitable for addition to building materials, particularly in architectural concrete or self-consolidating concrete. When concrete surface is exposed to the sunlight most pollutants are neutralized. In the present study the influence of addition ...

Grape juice consumption has increased significantly in recent years due to the beneficial health effects showed by products derived from grape. Grape juice is the unfermented drink obtained from simple must, sulfated or concentrated, from healthy, fresh and ripe grapes. When grape juice is processed with the aim of obtaining a shelf-stable product, its product shelf-life is determined by a best-before date, which is limited due to physical and (bio) chemical reactions. With the change of these properties, the micr...

Grape juice consumption has increased significantly in recent years due to the beneficial health effects showed by products derived from grape. Grape juice is the unfermented drink obtained from simple must, sulfated or concentrated, from healthy, fresh and ripe grapes. When grape juice is processed with the aim of obtaining a shelf-stable product, its product shelf-life is determined by a best-before date, which is limited due to physical and (bio) chemical reactions. With the change of these properties, the micr...

At this moment, in Romania it is desired the introduction of the general cadastre and with it, the completion of specialized cadastres. The cadastral works are carried out in order to provide realistic and complete real estate data to the interested persons, at all times, and is finalizing with the registration in the Land book. The realization of general/systematic cadastre is the exclusive attribute of the Romanian State, through the National Agency for Cadastre and Land Registration (NACLR). The objective of sy...

The coal samples were fractured by using high-energy solid fuel (propellants) in the lab rocket motor (LRM) adapted to investigate the impact of propellant gases pressure on rocks. The combustion of the propellant generates large quantities of gases at high pressure, which are able to produce a secondary system of fractures in the coal - potential pathways for methane migration. Values of pressure and time generated during combustion of propellants in the standard system of a laboratory rocket motor are controlled...

Biomass belongs among renewable energy sources and its representation in national energy strategies is increasing due to the limited supplies of fossil fuels. One of the options for substitution of fossil fuels is short rotation cropping systems for woody biomass as a method of reclamation and revitalization of anthropogenic soil profiles during restoration activities in the areas after brown coal mining. The scope of the project "Methodology of sustainable agricultural management in anthropogenic damaged landscap...

Poland?s forest cover accounts for 28.8% and is lower than the average for Europe, which is 32%. The first programme to increase the afforestation rate in Poland was developed in the year 1993 and was titled "The National Programme of Increasing Forest Cover". The document was a strategic study intended for use as an instrument of forest policy in the field of shaping the environmental space of the country. It contains general guidelines for drawing up regional spatial development plans in the scope of increasing ...

During the extraction of minerals in underground mines or surface mines all material extracted must be transported long distances. This transport is usually done using belt conveyors. For the transport of rocks to a mine disposal site, a combination of multiple belt conveyors is necessary. This material must be poured from one belt conveyor to another. At the places of transfer, the upper protecting layers of the conveyor belts are often damaged due to the impact of the material. This deterioration of contact laye...

The article touches the problem of simulation of discrete systems, discusses the law of probability distribution, considers the probability of the distribution of the time interval between packets in computer networks. To create a model that takes into account the characteristics of traffic in a real system, the law of distribution of random variables is used. To obtain results close to the real system (minimum distortion is a goal), it is necessary that the initial data are comparable to the real ones, during the...

This study aimed to establish if the dried shredded leaves of Acer platanoides could represent an adequate food for earthworm Eisenia fetida (Savigny 1826) (red wiggler worm). The study was carried out in laboratory conditions and its aims were to determine the influence of this food on three biological parameters of earthworm Eisenia fetida (survival, weight, and prolificacy), and to reveal the changes appearing into the soil in the presence of this earthworm species, fed or not with shredded leaves of Acer plata...

The purpose of this expertise is to evaluate by mathematical modeling the stability of the slag and ash deposit Compartment II Emergency Cicani, which will be carried out on the past site of the Cicani Mid-East compartment by elevation with a height of 3,0-3,5 m, up to + 178mdMN. The deposit will be made using the "thick slurry" technology, having as foundation the deposition of slag and ash existing in the Cicani Middle + East (existing) compartment, made by the hydraulic transport technology. The basses of the e...

The present paper focuses on describing the method of bringing dynamic space images of various celestial objects to the uniform reference system. This approach is designed to analyze coordinate and time parameters of cosmic bodies in various phase spaces.Based on this method, images of the Moon and stellar areas obtained with CCDmatrixes were studied. As a result, reducing the images to the single system achieved the accuracy between 0.05 and 0.11 arc seconds by declination and between 0.04 and 0.13 arc seconds by...

The placing engineering-technical objects lead to the necessity of the development and of the applying of the protective and of the preventive of measures in areas with increased geodynamics (karst, landslides, mudflows, etc.). One of the measures is the application of systems of the geodynamic control to prevent of the negative development of geodynamics. However, the development and the introduction of systems of this class are associated with the low methodological study of problems of the control of probabilis...

Not having the methodological foundations of solving problems of strategic management (SM) in the form of the conditions of the existence of a process, we cannot guarantee the achievement of the goal of the activity. This situation gave rise to a fundamental problem: "The results of the activity for solving problems of SM do not meet the expectations of the decision maker (DM)." The DM acts on the basis of three categories: System, Model, Purpose. Therefore, it is necessary to solve two problems for successful SM....

The Cu-Ag deposit exploited in the Lubin-G?og?w Copper district (LGCD) in Poland is located in the Permian Rotliegend (sandstones) and Zechstein (shale and carbonate rocks) formations. The three main lithological series are not internally homogenous; within them, a total of 16 individual lithological units can be determined. The differentiation between lithological, mineralogical and geometallurgical ore properties is a criterion used to distinguish between main and individual lithologies in the deposit area. A sy...

One of the ways to study the evolution of natural environment, in particular, the soil cover is a comprehensive study of soils buried under archaeological sites. Comparative analysis of the properties of paleosols buried in different historical epochs allows us to examine in detail the spatial and temporal dynamics of the natural environment and its components in time. The use of such comparative analysis is possible because the burial of soil under embankments of defensive ramparts, burial mounds and cultural lay...

The main aim of the paper is to introduce theoretically developed curve which describes load settlement curve of the pile. A majority of European and US standards and recommendation indicates static pile load tests as a basic procedure to confirm bearing capacity of piles. The paper presents systematically made review of pile head settlement prediction methods, and static pile load test interpretation methods used in Europe, and United States. Using practical examples of static pile load test author indicates diff...

The structure of the complex index of viability of CPE is proposed: the complex index of the viability of CPE is a vector whose components are partial indexes of CPE: the index of the condition of CPE; the index of structural varieties of CPE; the equivalent level of noise in CPE due to the movement of transport on the railway lines; concentration of metal salts in CPE; the level of radiation. It is proposed to investigate CPE with the help of a compartmental analysis, in this case, the degree of controllability a...

Advanced information technologies and electronics technologies lead the medical industry to a high-tech level. However, until now many tasks remain unresolved in the field of medicine and public health. The express diagnosis and the rehabilitation of the spine and musculoskeletal system is one of the actual tasks. Although there are currently diagnostic and rehabilitation systems of the spine, they are all far from perfect. This is due primarily to the lack of adequate models of areas of the nervous system and the...

Advanced information technologies and electronics technologies lead the medical industry to a high-tech level. However, until now many tasks remain unresolved in the field of medicine and public health. The express diagnosis and the rehabilitation of the spine and musculoskeletal system is one of the actual tasks. Although there are currently diagnostic and rehabilitation systems of the spine, they are all far from perfect. This is due primarily to the lack of adequate models of areas of the nervous system and the...

High-resolution remote sensing, be it satellite or aerial, it has become one of the main instruments for environmental monitoring. The paper present several studies on the satellite remote sensing applicability in the domain of the numerical modeling of the marine processes at regional scales, as well in the coastal areas with difficult accessibility, adjacent to the Danube Delta or maritime ports of the Wester Black Sea Basin. The in-situ data, as generally knows as field of data, involves different collection me...

The use of the remote sensing in order to monitor the morphological parameters of littoral beaches must generate the support data and information for management of concrete environmental assessment in different situations, including evolution of the hydrodynamic models?extensions for the adjacent areas of maritime or fluvial ports. The result of rapid Geo-referencing, encompassed in the spatial data processing providesthe support for an adequate spatial analysis of the high resolution coastal/marine imagery. The r...

The purpose of the researches undertaken finds it origin in the scientific and practical concerns regarding the accumulation of knowledge with regards to the characteristics of the natural frame and of the social-economical particularities as elements which define the structural frame in the waste management and of the possible pressures upon the quality of the environment. The importance of the subject tapped derives from the fact that besides the food, clothing and wood necessities, the natural environment (soil...

The aim of his research finds its origins in today?s increasingly scientific and practical preocupation regarding regarding the accumulation of knowledge regarding the characteristics of the natural frame and its local peculiarities, as elements that define Land Fund structure and quality of soils to determine the specifics of the ecological productivity of land and the possible pressure on them. The importance of the subject derives from the fact the theme tackled between the factors and environmental conditions ...

The world economy continues to grow . About 9 billion people will live on the planet by 2030. To meet the growing demands for resources, products and services is becoming increasingly difficult. According the World Bank, the volume of solid waste will increase from 1.3 billion tons to 2.2 billion tons per year by 2025, mainly due to the developed countries. The Elen MacArthur fund estimates that the economy loses 3.2 trillion dollars annually in the sector of consumer services [1]. The linear industrial model of w...

To create a digital map of soil salinization in southern Siberia, a GIS project was developed based on systematization, georeferencing, superposition, and handling of available cartographic and attribute information. According to the earlier proposed method, the GIS project corrected and created electronic maps of salt-affected soils in southern Siberia. The major stages and methodology of this work, the problems encountered by the authors, and the ways of their solution with the use of GIS technologies in the Arc...

Hydrogeologists are interested in borders that separate the groundwater recharge, transit, discharge (RTD) areas. Unfortunately, no good method exists for finding them. In the course of using the hydrogeological model (HM) of Latvia (LAMO) scientists of Riga Technical University have developed the new method that generalizes the RTD concept and gives locations of the borders. LAMO is run by the commercial program Groundwater Vistas (GV). The GV program provides the velocities vz for the vertical and vx, vy for the...

The aim of the paper is determination of the temperature field which is caused by a heat flux in a thermosensitive (thermophysical parameters depending on temperature) layered medium which contains a foreign inclusion. The heat flux is concentrated at one of the boundary surfaces of the medium, the other boundary surface of which is thermally insulated. There exists ideal heat contact at the surfaces of the conjugated layers. In order to determine temperature regimes in such a medium, a nonlinear equation of heat ...

This paper presents a solution for the replacement of conventional fuels with biofuels in order to protect the environment. The proposed biofuel is formed of diesel and a certain amount of animal fats. Biodiesel is similar to diesel fuel but with small differences. The animal fat is the result of the skin processes in the leather industry. In this industry it represents a waste and it is not used. We can consider that the animal fats are a renewable biofuel source. The proposed fuel has the properties of a renewab...

Analysis of the variability of the density distribution of joints within karsting dislocated rock formations helped to highlight the heterogeneity of the structure of massif on different levels and to predict development areas of karst, karst-erosion, disjunctive forms according to the degree of fragmentation of rocks. As an example, the results of the graphical interpretation the data of tectonic joints fixation in the layer of carbonate rocks within the West Ural zone of folding (Russia). The distances between t...

Lasers are the most accurate measure of distance increment. Therefore, they are used to detect ultra-small oscillations of rock under the influence of tidal forces [1?6]. This allows identifying the accumulated tensions in the earth's crust. The change in the type of such fluctuations indicates the possibility of earthquakes in the near future, which allows reducing the damage from such catastrophic events, to save the lives of many people. Currently, such systems use frequency locking of two or more lasers to eac...

There is a close relationship between the soil characteristics and the parent material. Especially in arid and semi-arid regions where climate and vegetation cover are limited, soil properties are controlled by the parent material. Rock units which have different mineralogical, petrographical and geochemical features representing different parts of the ophiolitic sequence are widely seen in the vicinity of Kahramanmara? province. The ophiolite in the north of Kahramanmara? is generally represented by oceanic crust...

Because of the hydrocarbon reserves reducing from traditional reservoirs in Russia, much attention is paid now to unconventional resources, such as the Domanik oil shales of the Volga?Ural Basin. The Domanik deposits consist of siliceous-clay-carbonate rocks enriched with organic matter and other components of oil in the dispersed state. They are Middle Frasnian source rocks and have low porosity and permeability. Domanik shales contains many oil occurrences and rare fields, which is primarily explained by the abs...

The studies of the rock mass movements on considerable depths can be carried out based on the network of geodetic points, present in the mining excavations. Such a network is very unfavourable in a sense of geometry, because it is, in a large part, built of open traverses. Often the only way to raise the accuracy parameters of such a network is making the azimuth measurements on selected sides of the network with the use of gyrotheodolites. Applying the carried out gyroscopic observations in the levelling of the n...

In article, the methodology for organizing data collection from sensors of a multi-pole electrical installation intended for geoecological monitoring of coastal zones of karst lakes in the areas of hydrological discharge of the lake is considered. The study of the hydrogeological features of karst lakes is an important task of practical geoecology. Karst lakes have a significant impact on the development of destructive karst-suffusion processes, both locally and regionally level. For monitoring it is proposed to u...

Water can be found everywhere and plays an important role in human life and equilibrium of the environment. The agriculture, industry and urbanization have had and have a special impact on the biodiversity and water necessity. To establish the line at which a pressure is considered significant, meaning if due to this pressure the surface water do not reach ?good status? it will be made an analysis of pressure and impact on the recommendation of the Water Framework Directive and national methodologies, but taking i...

It is important to control the social issues not only regarding the outside factors but also the inside ones ensuring a responsible attitude towards the employees and the environment. The purpose of this study is to analyze different points of view, namely, respondents as potential employees evaluate the working conditions in social enterprises that work in the social services industry, such as providing social services, education, supporting science, protecting and preserving the environment, protecting animals o...

Abstract. The possibility of obtaining biofuel and producing electricity in microbial fuel cells is shown when using the industrial cellulose-destroying Clostridium acetobutylicum strain VKPM-4786 as a bioagent. Substrates for microorganisms in MFC were cellulose, glucose, birch sawdust, starch, sludge-lignin, substandard potatoes, peptone. Calculation of the power of the MFCs under investigation (for 2 days of work) showed that the most effective among them was MFC based on a liquid nutrient medium with the addit...

The paper addresses the main strategic benchmarks of the urban water supply and sanitation systems. The authors have studied the results of the biggest Russian urban water supply companies operation for the last three year period. The indicators that were considered: financial profits, investments, losses of water, the structure of costs etcetera. The results were compared with world level parameters. Many companies have really effective investment programs. This activity is related with, on one hand, the forthcom...

The increasing anthropogenic load has a large impact on the ecological state of the steppe landscape. In particular, the emissions from the automobile transport: heavy metals, oil products and complex organic substances inevitably pollute the territories along the roads. The presence of forest belts in the roadside landscape reduces the negative impact of the traffic flow. The assessment of the consequences of the anthropogenic impact presupposes studying the changes in the physical and chemical properties of the ...

In-situ combustion is an effective enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method for heavy oils. Whether an in-situ combustion process can be applied successfully or not depends on how the combustion process of crude oil behaves in reservoir after air injection. The oxidation process of crude oil in the reservoir is always accompanied with the pyrolysis process. Therefore, it is very essential to investigate the pyrolysis behavior of crude oil. However, the composition of crude oils is very complicated, which makes it diffic...

The drip feed reactor system for continuous biosynthesis of bacterial cellulose with desired microfibril orientation is proposed. Native bacterial cellulose is obtained on the glucose media using symbiotic complex of yeast and bacteria A.xylinum. Micromorphological characteristics of the bacterial cellulose structure are visualized using SEM Sigma VP ZEISS scanning electron microscopy. The crystallinity degree of the specimens is calculated by new method using X-ray diffractometry (XRD-7000S diffractometer). The 2...

In the second half of the twentieth century and in the beginning of the twenty first century finding the ways of regulating of economic development and preserving the natural environment remains the most urgent task of the world scientific community. The issues of coordination of further socio-economic development and environmental protection remain an important problem in many regions, especially in territories with environmental restrictions because of the exceptional value of the natural complexes of Lake Baika...

The Regulation Rules are an air protection device available to municipalities pursuant to Act No. 201/2012 Sb., on Air Protection (effective from 1 September 2012), which is based on EU requirements. It is a short-term device for dealing with smog situations, i.e. extreme conditions of high levels of air pollution, where the threshold values of selected pollutants are exceeded. The paper deals with the legislation on the Regulation Rules of municipality in the Czech Republic (the requirements for the issuing of th...